Audio guided tour of Giverny Monet Gardens and Palace of Versailles with lunch.

The historical, cultural and artistic greatness of France through two highly symbolic places of the impressionist style and baroque architecture: Giverny and Versailles.

Discover in complete freedom Claude Monet's house with its magnificent luminous gardens, which were a source of inspiration for the Master.
You will then appreciate local French cuisine in a charming country restaurant near Giverny.
The excursion continues towards the Palace of Versailles, emblem of the Sun King and one of the most important French artistic achievements of the 17th century.

Take your seat aboard an air-conditioned tour bus departing at 8:15am from our office located in central Paris .
You will be taken to the Fondation Claude Monet, where you can visit the Giverny garden and Monet's house at your leisure. See Giverny at your own pace, starting with Monet's house. There you will learn about the life of the artist, who lived there until his death at the age of 43. You can appreciate the reading room, also called the "blue room", the sunflower yellow dining room adorned with Japanese prints, and the private apartments. Continue your visit to Monet's studio, now a gift shop where you can find a variety of souvenirs. Then, turn on the audio guide for commentary as you visit Monet's garden. Stroll along the flower-lined paths that inspired the artist's Impressionist paintings. Enjoy the sumptuous multicolored flowerbeds. Enter the Clos-Normand, home to many Far Eastern plants and vegetation. Cross the water garden at the Japanese Bridge. Peer over the edge to see its famous water lilies, found in the famous painting of the same name. Take your time as you experience Monet's universe in an exotic and ethereal atmosphere.

Then, board your bus. He will take you to the Moulin de Fourges restaurant 10 minutes from Giverny, where you will be served a lunch including traditional Norman dishes.

MENU EXAMPLE:
Fish terrine, sour cream and mixed salad
Roasted chicken breast, cream of mushrooms and mashed potatoes with salted butter.
Norman apple pie, scoop of ice cream.
Drinks: White and Red Wine OR Locally produced cider on request + Still and sparkling water, Coffee or Tea

Note: Alternative choices to dietary restrictions (vegetarian, gluten-free...) are available on site.

After the meal, departure for the Palace of Versailles. Skip-the-line access allows you to get the most out of your visit to Versailles.
Your audio guide will point you in the right direction as you discover the king's chambers. You will enter seven rooms, each decorated in the style of a god. Next, enter the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, where guests have been invited during the festivities. The room overlooks the gardens of Versailles. Admire the emblem of the Sun King, Louis XIV, one of the most ornate symbols to represent 17th-century French art. If it's not the season for the musical fountain show and musical gardens, you can take time to explore the gardens, where statues, sculptures, fountains, flowerbeds, coppices and bodies of water are all lined up. Under Louis XIV, André le Nôtre designed the palace gardens, giving them unique and grandiose proportions.

*Transport from Paris by luxury air-conditioned coach.
* Audio-guided tour of the house and sumptuous gardens of Giverny (with skip-the-line access).
* Admire the works of the impressionists.
* Audio-guided tour of the Palace of Versailles (with priority access).
* 3-course lunch in a charming country restaurant.
* Service of a multilingual hostess.

Pick-up:
Please check in 30 minutes before departure with a printed copy of your electronic voucher in hand.
The tour departs from HOTEL PULLMAN PARIS TOUR EIFFEL - 22 Rue Jean Rey 750015 PARIS: meet our representative with a Paris City Vision sign outside the hotel.

Note:
*Audio guides cannot be used inside the Monet House and in the studio, as the rooms are very narrow
*Audio guides must be collected from our office before departure
*We strongly advise against wearing high-heeled shoes (parquet floors in the rooms and cobblestones in the courtyard)
*Strollers are not allowed inside the building
*Access to the palace is challenging for people with reduced mobility
*Photography without flash is permitted inside the palace
*Priority access is subject to Palace of Versailles procedures: the Vigipirate plan, security checks or unexpected crowds may slow down entry

Total duration of the tour: 9:45 HOURS.

Free cancellation within 48 hours of the Tour departure.